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First official open day for Dryland Farming Project in Kenya
Community leaders, members of the public, project staff and project beneficiaries alike gathered in Eastern Kenya last week to mark the official open day for Farm Africa’s Dryland Farming Project.
Farm Africa held an open day where they demonstrated to farmers and other organisations successful techniques that are being used by farmers to grow their crops in the arid districts of Kitui and Mwingi.
Farm Africa’s Crops Officer Patrick Munyao demonstrated simple irrigation techniques to open day visitors, while Project Co-ordinator Jacob Mutemi addressed the audience. Visitors were also given the opportunity to view new farming technologies for dry areas.
The Kitui and Mwingi districts of Kenya are particularly prone to drought. This project is helping farmers in these districts to successfully grow their crops in dry areas. 6,000 farmers are being provided with seeds, tools and equipment to grow drought-tolerant crop varieties on their land.
Farmers are also receiving training in techniques to improve the quality of their soil. As part of this, tree seedlings will be planted to conserve soil nutrients. The construction of boreholes, dams and ditches will also improve access to water.
This public open day means many more farmers can learn about the best ways to grow their crops in dry conditions.
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